They are desperate for answers and also desperate to string it out all year to create some storiesThe fact that they did not know this, despite it not exactly being an industry secret, and now finding out and making a massive article about it....really shows how little they know about the whole situation.
The media are DESPERATE for answers. They want it now. Sell more papers etc, but nothing is forthcoming so they are drawing some long bows knowing they won't be accountable for anything if they are wrong because they only people who moderate journalism are journalists themselves.